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AP Language Vocabulary Week 10. pander: v. to exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vice of others syn: cajole; indulge 2. otiose: adj. useless; futile syn: u nimportant; worthless ant: productive; necessary 3. puerile: adj. childish; juvenile
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AP Language Vocabulary Week 10 • pander: v. to exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vice of others syn: cajole; indulge 2. otiose: adj. useless; futile syn: unimportant; worthless ant: productive; necessary 3. puerile: adj. childish; juvenile syn: immature; infantile ant: mature 4. aleatory: adj. dependent on luck or chance
5. asperity: n. roughness or harshness; severity syn: acerbity; irascibility ant: mildness; kindness 6. renunciation: n. rejection; refusal to acknowledge syn: denial; refusal ant: admittance; concession 7. unimpeachable: adj. unquestionable; beyond doubt syn: trustworthy; infallible ant: questionable; flawed 8. inveigh: v. to disapprove angrily; to protest syn: berate; condemn; remonstrate ant: commend; laud; praise
9. lionize: v. to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity syn: acclaim; exalt; honor ant: ignore; overlook 10. allay: v. to relieve; to alleviate syn: calm; ease; pacify ant: excite; intensify; agitate 11. vitiate: v. to corrupt morally; to contaminate syn: defile; devalue; spoil ant: purify; clarify; cleanse 12. recalcitrant: adj. stubbornly resistant; showing opposition syn: defiant; insubordinate; unwilling ant: agreeable; obedient
13. exegesis: n. an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation syn: analysis; exposition; commentary 14. ameliorate: v. to make better; to improve syn: enhance; upgrade ant: weaken; damage; corrupt 15. profligate: adj. wasteful and immoral syn: licentious; decadent ant: virtuous; principled